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i'm in a very "cushy" position but i'm bored out of my mind and not learning anything new (i'm in the accounting field FYI). i feel like i need to leave in order to learn new things and possibly move up. so i had made the decision to start interviewing and looking for something new. the problem is that i start to get so nervous about starting a new job and think of all the things that could go wrong/be horrible at the new place that i talk myself out of it. like what if everyone is really rude/mean at the new place? whereas at my current position i know how everyone is already. or what if i have a hard time learning all the new stuff at the new job and i get fired? whereas at my current position i know how to do everything with my eyes closed. what if i have to work overtime at the new job? whereas at my current position i know i'm out the door at 530 everyday.
has anyone ever taken a new job and then regretted it and wished they could have their old job back?
Why not take a month long vacation, start new job and if you like it, you quit half way through vacation. If you don't like it, just come back from vacation.
Also nothing wrong with learning new things at current job and moving up there.
I've done exactly this, OP. I have left jobs and cities, that I regretted leaving only weeks later. Leaving a job or a location is a case of the "devil you know".
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